Villafranca Padovana

Villafranca Padovana
Country	Italy
region	Veneto
province	Padua  (PD)
Coordinates	45 ° 30 ′  N , 11 ° 48 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  E
height	22  m slm
surface	23.83 km²
Residents	10,476 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	440 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	35010
prefix	049
ISTAT number	028103
Popular name	Villafranchesi
Patron saint	Cecilia of Rome
Website	Villafranca Padovana

Villafranca Padovana is a north-east Italian municipality ( comune ) with 10,476 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Padua in Veneto . The municipality is located about 11 kilometers northwest of the city center of Padua west of the Brenta .

history

Villafranca Padovana was first mentioned in a document in 1190. On the border between the area of ​​influence of Padua and Venice, the village was able to develop free of external influences for a while. From 1556 to 1567 Andrea Palladio built the Barchessa di Villa Thiene in the district of Cicogna .

traffic

On the former railway line from Padua via Piazzola sul Brenta to Carmignano there was a train station until 1958. The line was then dismantled so that the next siding is in Padua.

swell

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

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